Keying all of the details for 120 events into your computer can be a real
pain! The file below contains essential details for ALL of the Summer Series
events. You can import this file into Microsoft Outlook and - if you have a
PDA or similar device - can then sync this with Outlook so you have Street-O
details in your electronic diary immediately.

The club has several licensed copies of OCAD 8 - the excellent drawing
program that is used for the bulk of orienteering maps. If you are running an
event and need to put start triangle, controls, clues etc on the map, then
download a copy of OCAD here.

Installation

Installation is pretty straightforward - on machines with WinZip installed
you just have to double-click on the zip file and the list of files within the
zip file will be displayed. The just double-click on the setup.exe file and
follow the prompts. NE Members should note that we have a limited license to use
this on a small number of machines - please call Geoff Hudson on 9888 8121 to
see if a license is available.

Introduction to OCAD - everything you need to know to set
a street-O course

GPS Programs

SportSim -
one of the best GPS programs around. ALlows you to scan a map, download your
GPS trail and then play it back to see where you went. If you have tracks
from other people's GPS, you can see where they went too. Run the two in
parallel to see who wins - if it was you....do it again and again!

Click on the logo to the left to go to the SportSim site.

Software
for Garmin GPS units. The Forerunner series of wrist mounted GPS/heart rate
monitor units is very popular in orienteering.

Ozi-Explorer
Home page - GPS mapping software

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